I bought the Ultimate Collection with Abyssea expansion from steam.. atleast it was "on sale". Luckily it took awhile for the key codes to be provided which was only a little frustrating, been a bit of a nightmare since then. The main code said incorrect region to update my trial account, even though they were both N. American. So had to create a new service account.. "oh well", I thought.

The new service account seemed to register the expansions OK. But after logging in via the steam version of the PlayOnline Viewer and clicking the "Play" button on FFXI I get the following error:

"You have no Content ID for FINAL FANTASY XI.
Please obtain a new Content ID or reactivate a cancelled one
in order to play the game and/or to use the PlayOnline Service."

If I try to obtain a new Content ID via the menu I get prompted for my password (again) and then recieve the following error message:

"UCS-5000
Invalid or incomplete information.
Please check your PlayOnline ID and password, and try again."

I even tried updating my password via the website to no avail. Not a single word out of steam support.. just me talking to myself. Well.. guess I'll just take my ball and go home, but wait..

Turns out the old PlayOnline Viewer no longer works since activating the steam version.

Maybe it'll sort itself out in due time but at the moment I'm left thinking

"Buyer beware STEAM, you get what you pay for."

Ya, I'm steam'ed. /end rant =Y-Y=